diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b7c9abb43e3..68f02709195 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.15.15